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A couple of the most crowded train cars in Brooklyn this morning, at least for a few minutes, were two that had no wheels on them. Yet the passengers were pleased anyway, since the vehicle they boarded was a life-size prototype of the proposed BQX streetcar, on view for the first time. Advocates of the streetcar, Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector, unveiled the mockup at the New Lab technology space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a likely site for stops along the proposed 14-mile route from Sunset Park to Astoria, Queens. The 46-foot-long, 8.7-foot-wide prototype featured several modern touches, including roomy gangways and street-level boarding to help the mobility-challenged.